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Normal symptoms 4wks after C5-C6 fusion?

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Yes, weakness and burning/tingling were primarily in your arms and legs. The spinal cord compression was not quite flattened, although it was bad enough that the neurolist said if I get worse before surgery, I should go to the ER and have the surgery right away.
Wow, I'm sorry you've had to go through so much at your age. I'm 56, so I understand the frustration of being willing to do some things but limited in what you can do.
How do they finally determine that you had cervical degenerative myelopathy?
Thanks for your help

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I am also 56! Small world. 🙂

Cervical degenerative myelopathy is spinal cord compression/flattening that injures your spinal cord and causes neurological symptoms. I think they classified mine as myelopathy when it got so bad, it affected my walking and bladder control. I also had changes in my handwriting (got sloppy and I am a usually a neat writer) plus kept dropping things.